This past Tuesday, I had my teeth cleaned, and after the hygienist worked her magic, my dentist came in to review the status of my teeth. And all were good, save one—a molar on the lower right side of my mouth. It had an old metal filling and a hairline crack. My dentist then informed …
Continue reading “Glorious Ineptitude: The Infrastructure Edition”
For at least two generations now, our woke overlords have been exalting the glories of government and diversity. Just give the government more power and purge straight white men from leadership positions and everything will turn into sunshine and lollipops. Well, we have dutifully complied with our woke overlords. Government has way more power than …
Continue reading “Glorious Ineptitude: The Baltimore Public School Edition”
A few posts back, I coined the phrase “glorious ineptitude” to describe a dramatic shift in the way we measure institutional success. Back in pre-woke America, institutions used to be judged by their results. If a school, for instance, produced a lot of kids who were competent at math and English, it was a “good” …
Continue reading “Glorious Ineptitude in Practice: The LA Homelessness Edition”
Hello, groovy freedomist, I got some questions for you: What would you say are the most influential thought-shaping and culture-shaping institutions in our country? Just off the top of my head, I would nominate the following: Education Journalism Entertainment Social Media (i.e., Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, etc.) Big Business Big Bureaucracy Now, assuming for …